The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-05-19
MARIETTA.MATTERs.

odist Church Friday night last
Claude Powers, of the United States
Navy, is visiting in the city.
Mrs. W. j. Cumpsty and Mrs. Salte
Mullins visited Augusta last week.
The Baptist Sunday School picnieked
st Judge Sessions grove on last Tuesday
MIR. Geo. F. Gober has had the house
owned by him on Roswell street reprinted.
Mrs. W. s. ~ Neal left Wednesday on
visit to Rome.
Misses Hattie and Matte Redding. of
Atlanta, are visiting Mr. s. A. Anderson's
family
Sessions. Handy & Co. are still head
quarters for Rice.
More clothing at Hirschs than at all
other houses in Marietta.
Our customers will please come and
give their notes for guano and supplies.
A. A. FLETCHER & Co.
Mr.. Tom Veal, wife and children and
Mrs. Van Dyke of Atlanta spent Sunday
with DR.. B. Lowerys family
Mr.. Geo. s. Owen has commenced the
building of a four room house on Cemetery
street
Our farming friends are striving harder
to get out OF debt this year. than any time
since the war.
The North Georgia Conference will
meet in Marietta, December It'll Bishop
McIyeire will preside
Mr.. w. F. Gilbert, wife and children
returned Friday evening from their visit TO
Mississippi.
Remember the city tax book for giving
in returns close this month. Don't neg
lect this duty.
JoHN H. COOPER, City Tax Receiver.
On the fifth Sunday in this month
(29th inst.) there viii be an all-day singing
at Olinville.
Col. s. B. Love and wife, of Atlanta,
visited DR., J. D. Malone and wife on last
Saturday.
MIR. R. Hirsch is remodehng, adding
and greatly improving his residence He
has one OF the prettiest places in the city.
4 Our parasol stock is complete.
2. HlRscH & SoS.
Sessions, Handy. l. Co. are Offering
inducements in tobaccos Tobacco at sets
plug, lbs good tobacco for Loo.
Our customers will please come and
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A. A. FLETCHER & Co.
-Pisoatorial pleasures are engaging the
attention of lawyers, merchants and me-
chanics.
1t is reported that the Kennesaw Mills
will start operations again about the first of
July The machinery is now being paced
in order.
One or two farmers who moved to
Chattanooga few weeks ago have returned
to MARKETS. on the account of sickness
There is no healthier place than Marietta.
The convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church Of Georgia met at Rome last
week. Rev. c. C. Leman and Mr.. W. A.
Coupes, Of this place, were in attendance.
The city tax book for giving in returns
of property will close at the cad Of this
month Hurry up if you don't want to be
doubled taxed
JoHs II. CooPER, City Tax Receiver.
Zeigler's old ladies sa3 Congress shoes
at Hirsch's.
Brain coverings for Giant intellects
at Sessions, Handy & Co.
-Sixty-fve pounds of fish Melted in one
night, is good long haul, interstate COM
merce bill to the contrary Notwithstanding.
And that is what some of our citizens say
they did
The annual union singing of the Con-
cord Convention will convene three miles
south of Acworth at Mars Hill Church AZ
the first Saturday and Sunday in June 1887.
All invited.
Fishing is easy to do in this coun.
try nov, but catching fish is quite difficult
A man had JUST IS well stretch his nets in
the streets or FISH in tue rs to attempt to
catch ish in the streaps in Cobb cognty
Lard, Sugar and Coffee at Sessions,
Handy 4 Co cheap and good
-Gentemens gauze and balbriggan I'M
derwear at Hirsch's.
Mr.. Beechum real estate agent of
Orlando, Fla, was in the city last week
and was shown over the city By Mr. A. NJ
Dobbs. He expressed himself delighted
with Marietta.
"A farmer near Acworth, in this county,
has Jersey hog weighing 300 pounds
Mr.. Jim VIM has two of her pigs, which
promise to do equally as we'll in few
years.
Mr.. W. NJ Freys portable engine
which was badly scorched at the burning OF
his saw mill and cotton gin about two weeks
ago. is being overhauled at Burnaps Ma
chine Works. so it will be all ready for
threshing when the grain is harvested.
Friday night last Mr.. D. W Blair, wife
and child were taken suddenly sick. The
symptoms indicated poison. DR.. Gober
was sent for and by timely assistance the
parties were relieved although Mr. Blair
suffered considerably. 1t is not known how
the poison was tsksn into their systems.
MONEY TO LoAN-We can make looms
of money at reasonable rates upon either
town or farm property.
JoE B. ALEXANDER,
GEO. F. GoBER.
"A beautiful line of sateens at Hirschs.
What we need in Marietta Is industries
that will give work to the laboring classes
Poverty is hard oppressor, and men who
want work and can get it, have but little
encouragement to be useful citizens In